Psychicemotus
by Yusef Lateef
- Type: Album
- Released: 1965
- Label: Impulse!
- Country: United States
- Length: 31:45
- Community rating: 4.55/5 from 5 ratings
Artists on this release: Reggie Workman, James Black
Album Notes & Community Reviews
A hypnotic and meditative journey from the great multi-instrumentalist Yusef Lateef. The album continues his pioneering exploration of 'world music' within a jazz context, featuring his use of flute and oboe to evoke Eastern tonalities. The music is deeply atmospheric and spiritual, using simple, repetitive vamps to create a trance-like state. It's a key document of Lateef's unique ability to create music that is both intellectually deep and spiritually resonant.
Genres
Descriptors: flute, atmospheric, improvisational, diverse, traditional
Tracklist
- Psychicemotus (5:05)
- Bamboo Flute Blues (4:10)
- Semiocto (4:40)
- Why Do I Love You? (6:10)
- First Gymnopedie (3:50)
- Morning (3:30)
- Ain't Misbehavin' (4:20)
Credits
- Yusef Lateef - primary artist, tenor saxophone, flute, oboe, written-by, arranged by
- Reggie Workman - bass
- Robert Flynn - design [cover]
- Joe Lebow - design [liner]
- James Black - drums
- Rudy Van Gelder - engineer, lacquer cut by
- Ahmad Basheer - liner notes
- Chuck Stewart - photography by [cover and liner photos]
- Georges Arvanitas - piano
- Bob Thiele - producer
- Hammerstein-Kern - written-by
- Erik Satie - written-by
- Bud Green - written-by
- Harry Ruby - written-by
- Sam H. Stept - written-by
- Andy Razaf - written-by
- Fats Waller - written-by
- Harry Brooks - written-by